To Get This Train Rolling We'll Have To Build Some Tracks (A Guide To Network Building)

Now a days whenever you hear the word network you may think more about social networks than railroads and power lines.  But board games tend to be a little bit more old fashion so you're likely to be a rail baron than a blogger when you sit down to the latest hot game (at least I don't think there are any games about social networking yet).  So get your conductor's hat on, or whatever rail barons wear, and get ready to build a network to span the globe.  Oh, we can't build railroads under water yet?  Never mind, let's leave the globe spanning to the social networkers after all.

Fun Times on the Road: An Interview with Philip duBarry

That's a nice looking prototype! (Taken from Board Game Geek.)

Philip duBarry, known to many gamers in the hobby market for his fantastic Revolution! and Kingdom of Solomon (and most recently for Courtier in AEG's Tempest line), currently has a game on Kickstarter that seems like a departure from his normal designs: Family Vacation. We asked him a few questions about it, and he was gracious enough to answer them. (If you'd like to take a look at the Kickstarter page, click here.)

Wisdom, Peace, and Prosperity (a review of Kingdom of Solomon)

It's not often that a game is released with a biblical theme. Well, I should say that it's not often that a decent game is released with a biblical theme. I've rehearsed many times my gripes with Redemption, a Christian CCG whose rules ambiguities caused my friends and me to act less than Christian.

Kingdom of Solomon, therefore, is a game that interested me when I saw it on Kickstarter (as it has interested many others). While the theme is from the Bible, it is not didactic and for that reason has appeal beyond what is normally a subset of gamers. It is also produced by a bona fide hobby games company (Minion Games) and has a respected designer's name on the box (Phillip duBarry).

So, what is the verdict on Kingdom of Solomon? Read my wisdom below.